Posted on 12/18/2015 6:42:12 AM PST by GIdget2004
The House on Friday approved a $1.1 trillion spending package that includes the first major change approved by Congress to ObamaCare, and keeps the government open through September 2016.
Lawmakers backed the package following a furious effort by Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and their leadership teams to corral votes in both parties.
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Looked at the record. In Arizona, the Republicans voted for it and the Democrats voted against. Had they voted based on their real beliefs, I’m sure all 8 would have voted in favor of it. But the buzzard wants to look like each of the wings is a separate creature...
I don’t think it’s as much of a ‘can get whipped’ as ‘surrendered on purpose’.
“and keeps the government open through September 2016. “
Wanna bet we have our next ‘shutdown scare’ a lot earlier than that.
After all, this strategy usually works like a charm.
Good to see you.
You may be right that Ryan deliberately surrendered in the debate with Biden; I always wondered why Romney didn’t respond when the rotund Candy Crowley wholly inappropriately injected herself onto Obama’s defense during the presidential debate.
“I’m confident my US Rep Brian Babin TX36 will vote against. “
Babin voted FOR it.
Pelosi just loves the bill, so that should tell everyone how much Ryan and his GOP-E crowd actually caved.
It’s almost as if they wanted obama to be president:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3373966/posts
Trump’s statement about the Budget Bill. Where are our “true conservatives”? Seems Trump is the only one willing to lead on this.
with republicans like this, why do we even need democrats?
More Dems than Reps voted for the bill. So why have a Rep controlled Congress?
Same with Texas. WTH is going on?!?!
Ahhhh, you’re kidding me?
Got a link before I make some calls?
That anyone believes the Republican party represents anyone but democrats has to be blind, deaf, and dumb.
Is there a ‘Star Chamber’ type cabal behind this kind of stuff? There has got to be a way to stop it. But what? Elections do not seem to matter. Crap, if it is gonna be war in the streets let it be sooner or else I will be out there in a Hoveround. (Wonder if I could armor up one?)
Even Sessions voted in favor.
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